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Events
[edit]- February – The Juilliard String Quartet receives the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to recorded classical music.
- May 12 – The Classical Brit Awards are presented by Myleene Klass at London's Royal Albert Hall.[citation needed]
New works
[edit]- Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto
- Elliott Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation[1]
- Julius Dobos – Hymn to The Fukushima 50
- Francesco Filidei – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics
- Philip Glass – Symphony No. 9
- Mehdi Hosseini – Monodies
- Iamus (computer) – Hello World!
- Wojciech Kilar –
- Lumen for mixed a cappella choir
- Piano Concerto No. 2
- Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor
- Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8
- Christopher Rouse
- Steven Stucky – Silent Spring[4]
Opera premieres
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Nicola Benedetti – Italia
- Andrea Bocelli – Concerto: One Night in Central Park
- Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor
- Jackie Evancho – Dream With Me
- Wynne Evans – A Song In My Heart
- Angela Gheorghiu – Homage to Maria Callas
- Katherine Jenkins – Daydream
- Miloš Karadaglić – The Guitar
- Oregon Symphony – Music for a Time of War
- André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade
Musical films
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- January 24 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical vocalist, 88
- January 28 – Dame Margaret Price, Welsh operatic soprano, 69
- February 2 – Armando Chin Yong, 52, Malaysian opera singer
- February 5 – Beatrice Krebs, 86, American mezzo-soprano
- February 6 – Per Grundén, 88, Swedish tenor
- February 10 – Claus Helmut Drese, 88, German opera manager
- February 21 – Antonín Švorc, 77, Czech bass-baritone
- February 26 – Eugene Fodor, US violinist, 60
- March 13 – Hans Christian, 81, Austrian baritone
- March 22 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer, 84
- March 28 – Lee Hoiby, 85, American composer and pianist
- March 29 – Robert Tear, Welsh operatic tenor and conductor, 72
- April 8 – Donald Shanks, 70, Australian bass-baritone
- April 8 – Daniel Catán, 62, Mexican composer
- April 15 – Vincenzo La Scola, Italian operatic tenor, 53 (heart attack)
- May 7 – Jane Rhodes, 82, French soprano/mezzo-soprano
- May 30 – Giorgio Tozzi, 88, American bass
- July 4 – Gerhard Unger, 95, German tenor
- July 6 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and conductor, 81
- July 23 – David Aiken, 93, American baritone
- July 26 – Denise Scharley, French operatic contralto, 94
- August 1 – Milada Šubrtová, Czech operatic soprano, 87
- August 2 – Ralph Berkowitz, US composer and painter, 100
- August 3 – Louise Behrend, US violinist and academic, 94
- August 25 – Anne Sharp, 94, Scottish coloratura soprano
- September 5 – Salvatore Licitra, 43, Italian tenor
- September 29 – Vera Veljkov-Medaković, Serbian pianist and piano teacher, 88
- October 8 – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80
- October 19 – James Yannatos, US composer conductor, violinist and teacher, 82
- October 29 – Walter Norris, American pianist and composer, 79
- November 22 – Sena Jurinac, Bosnian operatic soprano, 90
- November 23 – Montserrat Figueras, Catalan operatic soprano, 70
- December 5 – Violetta Villas, Polish coloratura soprano, cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter, 73
- December 8 – Minoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer[6]
Major awards
[edit]International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano
[edit]International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin
[edit]- No first prize awarded. Sergey Dogadin and Itamar Zorman share second prize.
- Masataka Goto
Classical Brits
[edit]- Composer of the Year – Arvo Pärt
- Male Artist of the Year – Antonio Pappano
- Female Artist Of The Year – Alison Balsom
- Critics' Award – Tasmin Little
- Artist of the Decade – Il Divo
Grammy Awards
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two: New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series at the Met". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Levere, Jane (April 17, 2013). "New York Philharmonic To Perform All-American Program With Joshua Bell And Christopher Rouse Premiere". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Miller, Sarah Bryan (May 1, 2011). "BSLSO concludes season with Rouse's Symphony No. 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (February 12, 2012). "Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson's work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)
- ^ 作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽. 47news.jp. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
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